א וַיָּבֹאוּ הַזִּפִים אֶל שָׁאוּל הַגִּבְעָתָה לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא דָוִד מִסְתַּתֵּר בְּגִבְעַת הַחֲכִילָה עַל פְּנֵי הַיְשִׁימֹן

The Zifites once again came to Saul to Giva, Givat Shaul, saying: Truly, David is hiding on the hill of Hakhila, which is before the wasteland. David had hidden there in the past, and the Zifites had already informed on him to the king (see 23:19). Perhaps the entire region was populated by members of the house of Caleb, who were generally unsympathetic to David (see commentary on 25:3), or they simply wanted to rid themselves of their uninvited guest, as he had become a burden to them.

ב וַיָּקָם שָׁאוּל וַיֵּרֶד אֶל מִדְבַּר זִיף וְאִתּוֹ שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ בְּחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת דָּוִד בְּמִדְבַּר זִיף

Saul rose, and went down to the wilderness of Zif, and with him were once again three thousand select men of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Zif.